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it's the top of the hour and we not only have that week's end vibe going it's a much calmer morning commuter wise. sharon is watching traffic, marty is at first warning weather. >> it's some stars out there but it's going to cloud up through the day. that 31 is a

degree cooler than this time yesterday. at lunch 52 on its way to a high in the low to mid 50s. here is sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> not nearly what we had yesterday but we picked up our first few problems. one on 95 in the southbound direction at eastern avenue. it's on right shoulder. an accident in the city west northern parkway. some debris reported on 895 southbound at the spur. just a slight delay between the beltway and the tunnel. that's probably because of that accident at eastern. there's a look at your average speeds on the beltway no problems there. there's a look at the west side looking good. now wjz has the stories that people are talking about this morning. here's don. >> thank you . there's new revelations about a police training accident this week. the recruit who was

shot in the forehead is still at shock trauma. wjz continues to investigation the breaches in protocol. mike schuh is live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the officer in this training incident has been identified as william scott kern. he's an 18 year veteran of the baltimore city police department. >> a baltimore city police could face criminal charges after a training exercise goes terribly wrong. state police now investigating what happened inside the old rosewood hospital site. >> we will sit back and wait for the investigation to be completed and once that is done we will review it and determine what, if any charges need to be brought. >> a wjz investigation has uncovered more than a dozen trainees were at the facility with two training officers. after a lunch break william scott kern resumed raining without his fellow instructor, a

violation of policy as both instructors are supposed to check for service weapons. officer kern fired the shot that hit the trainee. the police commissioner is temporarily shutting down the academy. >> we're determined to make sure we get to the bottom of it to ensure nothing like this happening again. >> consequences for officer kern will likely be within the department. >> their career is in big big trouble, maybe even determination. my guess would be it's probably not going to be criminal. >> a state police investigation is expected to take weeks. >> reporter: six officers including kern and the director have been suspended. i'm mike schuh reporting live. >> the city police union president telling the baltimore sun officer kern loved being a city policeman and feels remorse. the teen stabbed to death following the reporter: good afternoons victory celebration will be laid to rest.

15-year-old deonte smith was stabbed to death on february 5th during a fight involving a large group of teens. two other teens were injured this day. the search continues the find the teen who murdered him. a university of maryland student is out of the hospital this morning wounded when his house mate went on a shooting spree in their backyard. the sole survivor managed to run away and thus only has a bullet in his leg. derek valcourt talks with his family about the shooting. >> police say 23-year-old graduate student dayvon green had been diagnosed with a mental illness for more than a year. he took his own life a after killing one of his roommates stephan rane and shooting another roommate neil oa in the leg. >> we're thankful he's alive. it's just a mir acle. >> chris says his stepson neil and stephan rane were abackened

by small fires that green set in the backyard of the house. when they went out to put out the flames green opened fire. >> saw the gun coming out of his pocket and just had a sense that something wasn't right. as he turned to run that's when he got hit. he felt his leg and just decided to go run. >> family members say although neil is at home recovering and doing well he isn't ready to speak with reporters just yet until after he speak with the murder of stephan rane. 22-year-old steven rain graduated high school from ellicott city is to be laid to rest this weekend in pennsylvania. neil oa's family counts their blessing. >> as bad as we feel, we can't imagine how the other families are feeling. >> in addition to the 9 millimeter handgun green also

had a 2 the 2 -- a 22 this his bag. >> the fun eral for rane will be held tomorrow. the cripple carnival cruise ship that has been drifting in the gulf of mexico for a week is now here in the united states. triumph lost all power sunday. passengers have had to go to the bathroom in plastic bags. more than 4,000 passengers and crew members disembarked, many in celebration. >> i'm hungry and in need of a hot shower. >> we just tried to keep each other having fun by being goofy and having fun while we were aboard a port a potty. >> most passengers will be transported by bus to hotels in new orleans houston and galveston. they will receive a full refund and $500 in

compensation. hundreds of people are nothing further in central russia after a meteor hit there. we want you to take a look at the meteor across the sky. officials say it caused sharp explosions, damaging buildings and injuring more than 400 people. many hurt by the broken glass fallen from the buildings. aircraft are now patrolling the area to determine additional damage. a small asteroid will pass closer to the earth than ever before since scientists began monitoring asteroids. nasa says there's no chance of impact from it. the asteroid is said to be about the size of an olympic swimming pool and will come 17,000 mile from the earth. now to a story we first brought you as breaking news

today, oscar pistorius arrested in the death of his super model girlfriend. prosecutors announced they're going to pursue premedicated charges against him. here's jessica kartalija with a closer look at the case. >> olympic track star oscar pistorius looks down as he leaves the police station charged with murder. >> a young woman did die on the scene of gunshot wounds. >> that woman was reeva steenkemp, a model and girlfriend of pistorius. she was shot four times inside athletes home. the 26-year-old sprinter known as the blade runner for his high-tech artificial legs is a national hero in south africa. he made history at the london olympics last summer, becoming the first double a amputee runner to ever compete at the game. pistorius had been with his girlfriend for several months and would have

celebrated their first valentine's day together. the day before she satisfied steenkemp tweeted there should be love for everyone. there's reports she made a surprise and he may have thought she was an intruder. police say witnesses heard screaming. >> there has previously been incidents at the home. >> his lawyer would not say much about how pistorius is feeling. >> he's very well. obviously emotional, but mine fine. >> police say forensic experts will check pistorius's alcohol level and look for evidence under his fingernails. >> this morning pistorius's bail hearing was pushed back until next tuesday. he will remain in custody until then. pitchers and catchers are gearing up for their third day

of work outs in sarasota. pitcher jason hamels said he's 100% good. he may be the birds starting pitcher come opening day. >> it's an honor any time your manager wants to put you up against the other team's best. i view that as my first start of the year, whatever day it falls on it doesn't matter to me. >> the full squad will have their first week out today. the first string -- spring training game is a week from saturday. a clear scan for us this day start. we've got a cold front sitting out to the west and that is going to bring us some rain later and as chilly air infuses into the atmosphere, some snow showers during the over night. here's the rub. there's going to be area of low pressure

tomorrow morning. it is going to swing out the sea quickly. there's going to be another heavy snowstorm and mixed precipitation event through out -- from long island through new england. the question is here, what's the impact going to be tomorrow morning. we will explain that after the break. today just showers this afternoon coming home from school and work, i think more work than school, with a high of 53 degrees. it's going to be very pleasant this afternoon. ron how are you? are you protecting this house? >> reporter: i am protecting this house. >> nice. >> reporter: i will i will. >> very good . >> reporter: we're at harbor east this morning. it really is a pleasant morning. the brand new underarmor store will open tomorrow morning. a lot of stuff going on at harbor east. we're going to tell you all about it when the eye

good morning. 33 right now with calm winds. 88% humidity. the berm ter is barometer at 30. mid 30s around greater hagerstown and elkin 33. 32 the easton, the upper 30s dc, pax river, ocean city, annapolis and kent island, rock hall, mid 30s, 32 westminster. frontal boundary is going to dive through the area. we just mentioned an area of low pressure is going to form during the over night along the carolina capes. it's going out to sea. the question is what happens to us here in the mid atlantic. with e -- we know there's going to be another band of heavy snow long island up to new england. the fact of the fact is this, it's not impossible tomorrow morning to

have a couple hours of snow. we're not talking about big accumulations here, but we're talking about the potential. do understand as this frontal boundary comes through tonight with a mixed mess tomorrow morning itself could be a bit problematic. 53 degrees going going to be the high temperature this day. rain comes in, mix with a couple snow showers 31. tomorrow this is interesting. given what i just told you it's almost contradictory to say maybe p.m. snow. this could be like a 9:00 to 12:00 type deal. 40 is the high. we will watch it through the afternoon as more computer models show development. 35, windy, sunny sunday. sunny on monday 39. rain tuesday 50. wednesday sunny and 42. your rush right now from sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> good morning. according to our traffic cameras and speed sensors it's starting to get a

little busier on the mayor roadways. west northern parkway a wreck and debris on 895 south bound at the spur. 95 southbound is a bit slow between the beltway and the tunnel. that's because of that accident. there's a look at your average speeds on the beltway. a 55 on the top and west side. this traffic report is brought you do by your maryland toyota dealer. do you dream of places you'd like to go? toyota is ready to take you there. now is a great time to find a great deal on a toyota at buyatoyota.com. now back to you. let's go right to ron matz. good morning. >> reporter: all right. let's go places, like the harbor east. that's where we are this morning. we're in front of the brand new underarmor store. it's 8,000 square feet. first we want to talk about harbor

east. we're on president street. i know all those rest -- restaurants. this is meghan. the underarmor store open s tomorrow, but that's just part of it. >> certainly. i think everybody has thought of harbor east as a great dining district and has evolved into a retail destination with the coming of under armor and a couple of well known brands, j crew, et cetera. >> reporter: we have a lot of good stuff happening down here. >> absolutely. in addition to our great new store we have events through out the year. we're having a fashion show in april to showcase some of our great new retailers. of course, always dining events. >> reporter: absolutely. let's talk about the new underarmor store. it opens tomorrow, it's a weekend celebration. this is

called the underarmor brand. this is a unique store where you're going to be able to get stuff here you can't get anywhere else or online. meghan help me for a second. this is the -- if we can come back live. this is the maryland terps shirt. kevin flank founder of underarmor a graduate of the university of maryland, as i am. we have another one. underarmor fells point. it's all maryland pride. a lot of good stuff in there. john hopkins, navy, university of maryland. it's very good stuff. it all happens tomorrow morning, opens at 10:00 goes through the weekend. the new underarmor store, just part of what's going on here at harbor east. carl is going to pan over because i want to show you something. check that out. how about that? do you think people are going to stop and take a picture in front

of that fabulous ray lewis photograph here at the underarmor store? it's going to be something else. have a great weekend. we will see you monday for manic monday in fells point. from harbor east, we're live, back to you on tv hill. >> out of sight. >> look ing ing forward to it. still to come on eyewitness news this morning. >> this one says get well and this one says there's 13 way to be happy. all of these letters are for one boy here in maryland. i'm

it's 24 past 6:00. this morning a plea for help is heard around the world. a columbia family is swamped with letters for noah. as gigi barnett reports, the cards and well wishes are designed to end bullying. >> in the last week karen's living room has been filled with letters, cards and packages. >> happy birthday. >> every sing le one is addressed to her 13-year-old son, noah. >> let me just tell you -- >> she asked for the letters to encourage her 7th grade son. he was being bullied at son.

they moved to the internet and video games. >> you can't escape it. i think bullies are more cowards. they do things they would never do face to face. >> last month she learned that noah was cutting himself and posted a suicide note online. she needed to do something fast. >> i put it out there. i was desperate. it was a survival plea. >> she came up with the idea in her head. >> they passed the cry for help along to thousands of others just in time for her son's 13th birthday last week. noah has a a favorite letter, from his 4th grade teacher. >> he told me how he went through that, how amazing i was. >> the letters for noah have come from all over the world including korea and as far away as australia. the family says it hasn't taken an official

tally of just how many letters pack into their living room, be you they don't want them to end. >> the world is truly amazing if you look past the dark side. >> all kind words for a mother and son. >> in howard county, aisle -- i'm gigi barnett. >> if you'd like to write a letter for noah go to cbsbaltimore.com and look for this story under local news. next up this morning right here on wjz. >> jubilation and relief as passengers finally make it off a cripple cruise ship. i'll have that story coming up. >> what happened at the training academy to allow one officer to shoot another? i'm mike schuh a live report of the investigation next. >> we will tell you what your morning drive looks like? -- likes like. it's a lot better than yesterday morning. >> the most popular comedians

tell us about being on inside comedy. steve carrell and

it's exactly 6:30. take a look at your tv screen, look at the neat reflection of the clouds in the waters of the inner harbor out this moment. . >> i thought it was just an alge bloom. >> sharon has traffic, marty is over at first warning weather. >> it is a cool shot. it's a beautiful morning . right now we're in the low 30s. 33 on tv hill. 2 degrees warmer than the time yesterday. we are going to cloud up through the day. by late evening some rain in the area. 53 at lunch on its way to a high of 54. here is sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> for the moment that's looking good as well. two problems we have cleared up. we just have one accident out there, it is on west northern

parkway at silburn avenue. speeds back up to normal on 95 between the beltway and the tunnel. speeds slowing down just a bit on the west side outer loop. 53 is now your average between 795 and 95. 95 running smoothly at white marsh. now wjz has the stories that people are talking about this morning. >> thank you. they are final ly back on dry land. thousands of passengers on board the carnival cruise ship triumph stranded in the gulf of mexico are back home. the ship docked in mobile, alabama late last night. >> -- passengers aboard triumph cheered as the cruise ship pulled into port.

even the thought of a 7 hour bus ride couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of being back on land. passengers with family and friends waiting for them at the pier had more immediate plans. >> i'm hungry and in need of a hot shower. >> the trouble started when a fire broke out. robin ran to her cabin to get her daughter. >> i said we have to get out of here there's a fire on board. >> for 5 days passengers and crew lived with a lack of running water. >> we just tried to keep each other high by being goofy and having fun while we were aboard a port a potty. >> carnival's ceo was here to apoll gsh apoll -- apologize. >> we failed in this case.

>> i felt like it was sincere. >> few seem ed eager to take carnival up on their offer of a free cruise. >> absolutely, we don't want to go any time soon. >> the triumph will now head to a mobile shipyard for an assessment. >> the passengers are expected to get a full refund, coupon for a future cruise and $500 in compensation. we're learning more about a police training accident. the recruit still in bad shape at the hospital after being shot in the forehead. this morning wjz continues to investigate the breeches in protocol that led up to that city. mike schuh is live. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the training officer at the center of this incident has been identified as william scott kern an 18 year veteran of the baltimore city police department. >> a baltimore city police

officer could face criminal charges after a training exercise goes terribly wrong. state police now investigating what happened inside the old rosewood hospital site. >> we will sit back and wait for the investigation to oh be completed and once that is done we will review it and determine what, if any, charges need to be brought. >> a wjz investigation has uncover covered more than dauzen trainees were at the facility with two baltimore city training officers. after a lunch break officer william scott kern resumed training without his fellow instructor, a violation of police policy as both instructors are supposed to check for service weapons during training. officer kern fired the shot that hit the trainee. the police commissioner has shut down the academy. >> we're determined to make sure we get to the bottom of it. >> legal experts say consequences will likely be

within the department. >> their career is in big big trouble, maybe termination. my guess is it's probably not going to be criminal. >> a state police investigation is expected the take weeks. >> reporter: six officers, including kern and the director of the academy have been suspended. i'm mike schuh reporting live. back to you. >> thank you very much, mike. the city police unix union president tells the baltimore sun officer kern loves being a policeman and feels remorse about this accident. more than 400 people are injured over night when a meet right strikes in raws sha. >> a cloud explosion and a fire were evidence of a meteor that rocked a russian town. the explosion shattered windows injuring hundreds, at least three people were hospitalized in serious condition.

this sink factor was almost completely destroyed. it caught everyone off guard. >> the object the size of a house or car can't be seen by telescopes and creep up behind you. >> that leaves the question whether it's related to an asteroid headed towards earth. >> it's a possibility it's con connected. >> president obama's scientific adviser has been briefing the white house. scientists at nasa and the pentagon will be paying close attention. >> we will get much better data as it comes by. >> researchers are hoping this asteroid can help them learn how to avoid collisions with larger ones. as strom mores have identified 1,400 potentially dangerous asteroids. 2012 da-14

will pass within 17,200 miles to earth. that's closer than a satellite that's beaming this television signal right now. >> the european space agency posted on twitter that its experts do not believe it's in any way connected asteroid 2012 da-14. a message from ray rice this morning after an impersonator sets up a fake facebook profile to try an attract women and girls. a publicist for the ravens running back says the -- says they were sending private messages with inappropriate content asking for face to face meetings. rice says he hopes this incident will persuade parents the talk to their children about online safety. maryland is just weeks away from its first ever casino table games. patrons will be able to

play craps blackjack and poker as early as next month. kai jackson explains how they hope it will make a bigger economic boom. >> when the hollywood casino opened in 2010 it was the biggest thing to hit the small town of perryville. >> hollywood casino. >> near ly ly 3 years later the operators want to up the ante on gambling. maryland voters improved the expansion of table games last november. how the hollywood casino says it will start table gaming in march >> we will be able to draw people who haven't been here before, give them a reason to want to come. >> maryland live has started training table game dealers. >> i'd rather be behind the scenes dealing. >> we expect to be flipping cards by early spring. >> it's estimated the expansion

will generate 1,200 new jobs at maryland live and 100 new jobs at hollywood. >> this is going to make us a full casino. >> they still need permits from lottery and gaming control to make sure all regulations are in place. >> maryland live don't have an exact start for table games just sometime this spring. maryland's attorney general joins 29 others in a settlement with toyota. they will spend $29 million. it says toyota had safety defects in its vehicles. if you're single and you live here in baltimore you're apparently in the right place. financial forecaster has rated

baltimore as the second best city for singles in this country. why? because there's a lot to do here, plus lots of places to eat and a great date can be yours for less than $40. curious which city was number one? bloomington, illinois. >> all right. >> there must be a lot to do that. >> for under $40. coming up on coffee with, steve carre will -- carrell and david steinberg join us. they've going to be discussing inside comedy where they interview legendary comedians and get inside the ropes of what entertainment is. it's a fun coffee with. sharon gibala has our wjz traffic control. we have snow coming our way. how much when and where? i'm going to answer those questions coming up next. love is still in the air and online. we have some of the photos you e-mailed to us about your special valentine.

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one of baltimore's legendary establishments. 33 degrees on tv hill. barometer is still at 30. 29 oakland, 30 cumberland, 32 easton, 33 elkin. now we start the to the -- to see a lot of mid 30s. 33 degrees around greater columbia. we've got this frontal boundary moving our way. with -- we know for a fact it's going to give us shower activity this afternoon and into the nighttime hours. here's the real rub of the forecast. we also know that shower activity will become mixed precipitation during the nighttime hours maybe leading to slick streets tomorrow morning. not unlike the exact same event of two days ago. here's the real rub. an area of low pressure going to

form and quickly move offshore. we're actually talking about two different events. the question is how quick does that low get offshore? new england is going to get some righteous winter weather. what's it going to do to us? if anything, a couple hours of snow late morning early afternoon. it's all a maybe right now. that low can slide out the sea with no real dramatic effect on us. mostly cloudy maybe a bit of late morning, early afternoon snow, 40 degrees is going to be the high. it is what it is. 35 sunny sunday. monday sunny and 39. tuesday rain and 50. wednesday sun and 5 42. if there's going to be an issue it's not going to be from that low. it's going to be from what may happen over night and slick spots tomorrow morning. let's go straight to sharon gibala at wjz traffic control

>> good morning. it is a good miranda warning on the roads. just one accident at west northern parkway. almost at full speed on 95. you're looking at good speeds on the ton side -- topside of the beltway. there's a look at 83 at ruxton road, the jfx running just fine at the moment. there's a look at 95 in and out of the tunnel, traffic seems to believe lighter than usual. this traffic report is brought to you by your maryland toyota dealer. do you dream of all the places you'd like to go if toyota is ready to take you there. now is a great time to find a great deal on a toyota at buyatoyota.com. 13 and a half minutes before the hour we have a contest to tell you about. our coffee with segment is sponsored by ski salt lake. to win a trip for two go to cbsbaltimore.com. this morning's coffee with is with steve carell and david

steinberg. >> ladies and gentlemen david steinberg, steve carell. welcome to the eyewitness news morning edition. it's great to have y'all on the show. what's going on? >> nothing much. how are you? >> we're really doing well. the inside come bi dy was a run a-- comedy was a run away smash hit. i think you all shocked a lot of folks. you're both produceers. i think it shock -- producers. i think it shocked a lot of people to go inside the ropes. let's talk about the new season. how tough was it to make the decision to continue? >> not tough at all. both steve and i love doing this show. we were thrilled that they picked us up. the other thing was it wasn't tough to get anybody because they had seen the show and responded to it. the line up this year is almost as strong as the line up

last year, which is incredible. >> i guess my question was more along the lines of, maybe move on to the next project so many times -- we want more as the case may be. it's not the case this time. >> we're as greedy as anyone. if we can get accolades for two seasons or three or four seasons of the show, that's just more accolades for us to gather and run on. i want to be so weighed down by accolades that i can hardly move. >> have you ever approached a comic who did not want to go on because they felt talking about their comedy would kill the magic? >> it's interesting. i don't think anyone ever really comes onto deconstruct what they do necessarily. i think most comedians and comic actors don't

necessarily like talking about why things are funny. i think it's personal than that. it's about what their influences were who they respect what makes them laugh. i think it's more of an exchange of ideas as opposed to a deconstruction of comedy. >> let's carry that further. steve, you're sit ing -- sitting next to a true honest to god legend. when did you first meet david and were you in awe? >> i was. we have a mutual friend who runs my production company. they essentially came up with this idea to interview and do a documentary. i filmed a documentary interviewing the legends and more contemporary comic voices. we found there were so many people. as you were saying, you can't give mel

brooks 30 seconds of a movie you have to get into some depth there. that's when we first met. i think david -- you know, i've watched david for years. he is renowned as a director and actor and koe median. i felt very lucky. >> of course david you looked at steve and thought to yourself, man, you look the same in person as you do on the office. >> what's the question. >> i said so you -- >> don't even. just ignore it. >> no, that was fun. that was good. see, that was good. >> it was a really stupid, stupid thing. >> we will let david judge that. i said, so when you met steve did you think to yourself, the he looks the same as he does in person as he does in the office? >> he looked a little smaller to me than he does on television. >> there you go.

i got an answer. >> that's what they always say to me. >> i'll bet. we always get it too. >> it's cool to have you guys back on show time, it really is. folks, if you've never seen the show inside comedy, watch it once. if you don't go back, it is what it is. if you don't give it one shot you're missing out on dynamite tv. con congratulations guys. >> thank you. >> we have to run. take it easy. >> bye-bye. >> bye-bye. >> awesome. it is a relevantlevant -- really cool show.

6 till 7:00. here come your updates from sharon and marty over at first warning weather. >> it's going to be a fine start with a damp end. a high of 53. 33 right now. here is sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. good morning. >> good morning . it's a fine start to this friday morning drive. only one accident, on west northern parkway at silburn. there's a look at your speeds on the beltway topside still close to normal. 47 is your west side average now. there's a live look at 95. no issues there. 83 running without delay. this traffic report is brought to you by jiffy lube. you have time to eat your lunch and get a quick oil change. drive in today. back over to you . >> thank you. city police say the training

officer who shot a recruit from the university of maryland police is an 18 year veteran and is identified as william scott kern. officer kern reportedly mistook his service weapon for a training weapon and shot the other man in the forehead during the session in ownings mills this week. the other man is in grave condition this morning. kern has been suspended along with five other officers as the investigation continues. this morning the teen fatally stabbed following the ravens victory celebration will be laid to rest. 15-year-old deonte smith was stabbed to death on february 5th during a fight involving a large group of teens. two other teens were injured that day. smith's funeral will be held today. the search continues to find the teen responsible. a message from ray rice after an impersonator sets up a fake facebook profile to try to attract women and girls. a publicist says they were sending out private messages with inappropriate content and asking for face to face meetings with

the women. that facebook page has now been taken down. rice says he hopes the incident will presuede parents to take to their kids about online safety. the hollywood casino will offer table games beginning next month. maryland live is planning to open with more than 120 table games sometime later in the spring. the move comes after maryland voters approved the expansion of table games last november. stay with wjz 13, maryland's news station. complete news, weather and traffic still ahead for you this morning. a luxury vacation turned nightmare is over. hear from passengers aboard the disabled carnival cruise ship and more amazing video from the meteor that fell in russia over night where more than 400 people are reportedly hurt. there's said to be no

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